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AFCON 2025
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Former Cameroon captain's bizarre player rankings have left the football world scratching their heads
Pulse Sports Nigeria can report that former defender Rigobert Song has just lit a bonfire that's about to burn across the entire continent.
The Cameroon legend and former national team coach has caused absolute pandemonium after declaring that Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are not world-class players while somehow giving that status to the likes of Wilfred Zaha, Patson Daka, and Mbwana Samatta instead
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18:35 - 25.12.2025
BBC broadcaster singles out Super Eagles star for praise after Nigeria vs Tanzania.
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08:09 - 26.12.2025
AFCON 2025: Benin vs Botswana preview, prediction, team news, and head-to-head
In an important fixture that will shape the group D table, Benin will face Botswana on Saturday afternoon at the Stade Olympique de Rabat, after both teams failed to score in their last outing of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
In a now-viral TikTok video making the rounds ahead of AFCON 2025, Song was asked to rate various African players. His answers? Let's just say they've left people wondering if he's been living under a rock for the past three years.
"Victor Osimhen, no," Song stated matter-of-factly, before nodding enthusiastically for Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez, and Achraf Hakimi. Fair enough so far.
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But then came the real head-scratcher: "Ademola Lookman, no. Bryan Mbeumo, yes."Song went on to approve players like Amad Diallo, Omar Marmoush, all talented, sure, but then casually threw in Wilfred Zaha (currently playing in Turkey), Patson Daka, and Mbwana Samatta as world-class talents while keeping Nigeria's two biggest stars firmly outside the velvet rope
.Nigerians will definitely erupt in anger, and honestly, who can blame them? Osimhen is a former African Player of the Year, a Serie A champion, and Napoli's record-breaking striker.
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Lookman, the immediate past African Player of the Year, who made history with a Europa League final hat-trick and impressed with Atalanta in the Serie A.
These aren't fringe players, they're certified superstars.Meanwhile, with all due respect to Daka and Samatta, their CVs don't exactly stack up.
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It's not even close.Motivation or Madness?Some are calling it disrespectful. Others think Song's genuinely lost touch with modern football.
A few conspiracy theorists reckon he's playing mind games ahead of the tournament. Whatever the reason, Song has just handed Nigeria's finest the perfect bulletin board material.If Osimhen and Lookman weren't fired up for AFCON 2025 before, they certainly are now.
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And when they inevitably light up Morocco with goals and brilliance, you can bet they'll have Rigobert Song's name on their lips.